Social Skills Programs
*The event has already taken place on this date: Tue, 10/09/2018
Programs are available for students age 5 through high school who have social communication deficits. Classes are fun, multi-sensory and interactive!
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
Does your child have difficulty...
- Using eye contact?
- Listening or engaging with others?
- Interpreting facial expressions, body language, or other nonverbal social cues?
- Starting and maintaining a conversation?
- Taking turns during conversation or play?
- Compromising or cooperating with others?
- Coping with transitions or changes in routine?
Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center's Social Skills Programs may be able to help!
We believe the following areas are critical for students to develop successful social communication skills:
- Conversational Skills: Using language to take part in reciprocal and meaningful exchanges (e.g. engagement, topic maintenance, topic initiation, turn-taking, listening, etc.)
- Self-Regulation Skills: Managing one's own feelings and/or sensory, motor planning, and visual-spatial issues
- Cooperation Skills: Problem-solving, compromising, and understanding others' perspectives to establish and maintain relationships
- Generalization Skills: To communicate effectively across social situations and to adjust social behaviors to meet the listener's needs and environmental conditions
In order to improve these skills we have taken a unique approach that combines both structured explicit teaching and student-centered activities, while incorporating gross motor and sensory experiences. Student-centered activities provide natural opportunities for students to apply taught skills in a meaningful way with their peers. During this time therapists recognize "teachable moments" and tailor teaching methods to accommodate each student's unique developmental and individual differences in line with the DIR/Floortime model (Greenspan).
2 Options for Summer 2018:
-
Social Communication Program (speech and language therapy program). Offered at Downtown Buffalo office only. We participate with most major health insurances. Program is billable to your health insurance as speech-language therapy and may help to offset the out of pocket cost of the program. $100 book and supply fee due at enrollment to secure space in class.
-
Social Skills Group (supplemental education program). Offered at Williamsville office only. Program is private pay only and cannot be billed through insurance, as this is an educational program and not a therapy program. Cost of program is $650. 50% of tuition ($325) is due at enrollment. The remainder of tuition is due 1 week before the start of class.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
Organization:
Buffalo Hearing & Speech CenterLocation:
Multiple Locations
Buffalo, NY, .United States
See map: Google Maps
Phone:
(716) 885-8871 ext. 2300Contact name:
Christine Battaglia
Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
10/09/2018
Time:
Class times depend on session, location, and enrollment.
Price:
Option 1: Social Communication Program: In Addition To $100 Book And Supply Fee; We participate with most major health insurances. Program is billable to your health insurance as speech-language therapy and may help to offset the out of pocket cost of the program. Program available in Buffalo only.
Option 2: Social Skills Group: Program is private pay only and cannot be billed through insurance as this is an educational program and not a therapy program. Cost of the program is $650. Program available in Williamsville only.
Ages
4-5 years 6-8 years 9-12 years TeenagersWeb Service